Title :
Interferometric PMD measurement of a transatlantic, 5512-km fiber link including 119 EDFAs
Author :
Roberge, N.C.R. ; Bradley, Jonathan ; Amice, G. ; Audet, F. ; Schinn, G.W.
Author_Institution :
EXFO Electro-Opt. Eng., Vanier, Que., Canada
Abstract :
We report end-to-end PMD-measurement of a 5512-km fiber link including 119 EDFAs with an overall gain bandwidth of 20 nm and a high level of output ASE, using a generalized version of the interferometric method.
Keywords :
erbium; light interferometry; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical fibre testing; superradiance; 5512 km; EDFA; PMD measurement; amplified spontaneous emission; interferometric method; polarization mode dispersion; transatlantic fiber link;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
